Do You Sleep In Pitch Black Or Wake Up To Natural Sunlight?

[Miguel1]

I’m figuring out which is the best way to maximize sleep quality.

Please share your thoughts and practices.

[theleelajoker]

6 minutes ago, Miguel1 said:

I’m figuring out which is the best way to maximize sleep quality.

Please share your thoughts and practices.

As dark as possible.  Lights off (chargers, TV standby etc), curtains closed. Yes I miss the sunlight in the morning but that's the tradeoff. 

I think I once heard a podcast with Lebron James where he said that this is how he learned to optimize sleep (total darkness, total quiet)

Edited September 15 by theleelajoker

[Yimpa]

3 hours ago, theleelajoker said:

I think I once heard a podcast with Lebron James where he said that this is how he learned to optimize sleep (total darkness, total quiet)

Dunk!

 

Edited September 15 by Yimpa

[Schizophonia]

It's very individual.
For example, cannabis keeps me awake, and conversely, a little coffee helps because it reduces stray thoughts; it's almost an anxiolytic for me thanks to its attention-enhancing properties.
Masturbation helps a lot of people, but for me, it makes me more manic; having orgasms at night isn't good for sleep.
Some people like total darkness, for others it's disturbing. In fact, many children sleep with a nightlight, and they forget about it as adults, but you're no different, and maybe you'd sleep better with it.
Besides, in nature, darkness and complete silence don't exist; there's residual light reflected by the moon, the stars, and the atmosphere; the sound of the wind, animals, and other things...

[Rigel]

I do keep the curtains open & wake up with the sun. It doesn’t work a few months in peak winter here cause the sun gets up super late. I think that’s probably why I am craving sun the rest of the year.

[Basman]

Falling asleep comes easy for me if it is as dark as possible, not too hot and quiet as possible. I tend to cover light with blankets/towels that I can't otherwise turn off. It is also better that it is a little bit cooler where you sleep, such that your duvet actually warms you. If it is too cold, I put on a shirt or a sweater and I can instantly feel it is easier to fall into rest. 

Rumination is probably what keeps me up the most. A good practice is to note what your grateful for that day, you accomplishments, etc. as a kind of mental hygiene.

I can feel a distinct difference if I try sleep with or without an orgasm. Orgasms make it easier in my experience. 

Edited September 16 by Basman

[something_else]

I feel depressed if I wake up in the pitch black. I want to wake up to blisteringly bright sunshine.

[Carl-Richard]

The ideal would be to have robotic blackout curtains connected to a smartwatch that open when it register you're waking up.

Edited Tuesday at 02:40 PM by Carl-Richard

[ivankiss]

Sensory deprivation tank only. Flipped upside down, leaning 60° to the left.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

8 hours ago, ivankiss said:

Sensory deprivation tank only. Flipped upside down, leaning 60° to the left.

Where's the temperature control?

Amateur

Edited Wednesday at 09:10 AM by Natasha Tori Maru

[Natasha Tori Maru]

I can deal with some light - but not a lot. 1hr no light kindle or books before sleep. Phone is on flight mode.

I wake at 4:50AM every day so I am outside while the sun rises (walking dog + construction 7am start).

Sleep by 9pm.

I like some sound and need a cold bedroom. Like, really cold.

In addition - I can't eat within 3 hours of sleep time because it will fuck up the whole process

[ivankiss]

1 hour ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

Where's the temperature control?

Amateur

If I tell you, you might ban me.

Haha, on that note, hope you don't mind me fooling around a bit... I'm only testing out my new powers. It's totally not to grab your attention.

When I was 7, I was dating 3 girls at the same time (don't worry, they all knew of each other) and one of them had your name. Natasha. To this day it remains to be one of my favorite female names. Right next to Vanessa and Maya. True story. Plus I love your profile picture. Super cool. But don't worry, I'm not exactly single at the moment. Won't step over the line.

On a more serious note... Sleeping in 2 - max 4hr intervals these days, because Tesla said that's the way of every genius.

 

[Natasha Tori Maru]

@ivankiss the trolling intermingled with the haphazard splattering of earnestness 🤪

8 hours ago, ivankiss said:

If I tell you, you might ban me.

Won't step over the line.

He's flirting with the fire. Will he be a good boy 

[Yimpa]

Just sleep with God, and you are Timeless

[ivankiss]

@Natasha Tori Maru

Good eye(s). I assume very pretty too.

Ok, bye now.

[theleelajoker]

On 9/15/2025 at 3:47 PM, Yimpa said:

Dunk!

 

@Yimpa

Damn, that's the one? 

Respect that you found it.